What color is #2A472F?

#2A472F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A472F?

The RGB value is 42, 71, 47: 42 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A472F?

The complementary color is #472A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A472F color

#2A472F rgb(42, 71, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A472F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (42, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#2A472F color codes

HEX	`#2A472F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 26%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 41%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, -16.89, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 20.21, 146.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.721, 5.204, 3.497)`
Decimal	`2770735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A472F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2A472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2A472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a472f; }
.text { color: #2a472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a472f, #2a473e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #2A472F?: #2A472F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A472F?: The RGB value is 42, 71, 47: 42 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A472F?: The complementary color is #472A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.